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Two Gentlemen at Rijksmuseum Oils on canvas 20 x 16 2015 Colorful oil paintings of visitors in European art museums. These two gentlemen were snapped in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. The incredible red walls were a stunning backdrop! Related works Peekaboo 1 Las Fallas parade children Las Fallas, Falleras

Woman with red hair, Rijksmuseum Oils on canvas 20 x 16 2015 Colorful oil paintings of visitors in European art museums. This red haired beauty was snapped in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. I wish I could have asked her to pose for more photos but too many people, too fast! Studio paintings from travels to Netherlands. Related

Woman With Red Flowers Oils on canvas, palette knife, alla prima 2014 16 x 16 inches A lovely young woman with red flowers in her hair in colorful costume from our lively Sea Cavalcade Parade. Related works Peekaboo 4 Peekaboo 3 Peekaboo 2

An American Elegy Oils on canvas, alla prima Live performance painting to Sunshine Coast Orchestra Band 2013 16 x 20 inches This was an exciting live painting event. We responded to the innovative lively music and created works from music we had never heard before and no foreknowledge of. This 40 minute section of music

In The Blink Of An Eye Oils on canvas 2013 21 x 12 inches Double portrait of young girl and young woman. Related works Peekaboo 4 Peekaboo 3 Peekaboo 2

Across The Centuries Oils on canvas 2013 36 x 24 inches I searched out this wonderful gal who lives in a nearby town. Happily she agreed to meet me for a photo session. She has a wonderful sense of drama and personal flair and a whole closet of exotic costumes and clothes! This double portrait

Self portrait painting Oils on canvas board 2012 9 x 12 inches My sister-in-law challenged me for a paint-in. I took a mirror to the door and let the light spill onto me. I painted this self portrait oil painting while not wearing my glasses, a challenge in itself as I really only wear them to

Into The Light Oils on canvas, palette knife painting 2012 12 x 9 inches Portrait of young woman in Venice. A lovely photo of Nicole in Venice gave me something to work with for this wedding gift for a young friend. Almost entirely palette knife painting with just a very few final details done with a

Vanishing Act in Black & White Oil painting, gold leaf on canvas 2010 2 panels, each 24 x 36 inches The vanishing act of fleeting childhood… I had been wanting to switch from acrylics to oil paints and this was my first oil painting. Oil is so much more pleasing to work with than acrylics.